Название: Struggle and Suffrage in Peterborough: Women's Lives and the Fight for Equality
Автор: Abigail Hamilton-Thompson
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1526716720
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 138
Размер: 22,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

'Votes for Women. Handle with Care' was the message left on a hoax bomb found under the Oundle railway bridge in 1913, just two years after the leading suffrage campaigner Mrs Pankhurst visited the city. Notable women of Peterborough include Florence Saunders, a selfless dedicated nurse who regularly visited the poorer areas of Peterborough and set up the District Nursing Health Service at the Soke. Another well known nurse, Edith Cavell, spent some time at the Laurel Court School, which was run by a leading female character.